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Jessica ClarkExecutive DirectorSince August of 2008 Ms. Clark has served as the Executive Director of the Denver Urban Debate League. Prior to her work in Denver, she spent eight years working with the Impact Coalition in New York City, serving the teachers and students of the New York Urban Debate League as a coach, debate judge, and summer institute instructor. In 2001, Jessica was the founding Program Director of the Brooklyn Debate Resource Center at Sesame Flyers International, where she provided full time debate support for hundreds of middle school and high school debaters in Brooklyn. As a college debater at The University of New Mexico, Jessica was a three-time qualifier for the National Debate Tournament and made numerous out round appearances at such tournaments as Emory, Northwestern and CEDA Nationals. In addition to her debate work, Ms. Clark has worked at performing arts non-profit organizations; and, in both the publishing and entertainment industries. Jessica holds a M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
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Ruby NunezProgram and Operations CoordinatorAlthough her focus of study is in the sciences, Ruby has been involved with the debate community throughout her academic career. While in high school she participated with the Denver Urban Debate League as a student competitor in Policy debate. In the subsequent 5 years she worked with the League to help middle school and high school students learn about and participate in Speech and Debate. While in college, Ruby was a member of the British Parliamentary Debate team four years. Three of these years were spent as a competitor and the fourth as an assistant coach. Ruby has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and is currently in the Graduate Program at the University of Colorado Denver pursuing a Master of Science in Environmental Science with a specialization in water quality. Ruby has been a member of the DUDL staff since 2016 as the Programs and Operations Coordinator.
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Gillian BreuerProgram and Communications ManagerA current senior at the University of Denver, Gillian studies public policy and business management. She also travels nationally and internationally as part of the University of Denver British Parliamentary Debate Team. In high school, she competed in policy debate. She started volunteering with the DUDL in 2016 as a member of the Pioneer Leadership Program. She has experience working with organizations like Scholars Unlimited, AmeriCorps VISTA, and the Inspire Youth Project. She is a 2015 Bezos Scholar and a 2016 Boettcher Scholar.
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Eva KruseExecutive AssistantEva brings to us a proven track record of organizational skills with multiple talents and attention to detail. As a scholar at the university, she held a position as a hotline counselor for kids through UNICEF. After receiving a masters degree from Comenius University in Slovakia and two masters degrees from Concordia University in Nebraska, she held different positions working within ECAV Slovakia. In addition, Eva has experience teaching in elementary and high school classrooms. She loves continuous learning, traveling and discovering new places with her husband and two boys.
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Timothy RubioMedia CoordinatorTimothy is a junior at the University of Denver studying computer science with a focus on game development. His work with DUDL is his first experience with Urban Debate, but he is passionate about learning and supporting our core values and mission. Timothy handles our website and other media content and hopes to use his technical education to elevate DUDL’s online presence to the next level.
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